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FLAG COLORS ARE NOT IN GOOD TASTE; Military Capes with Waistcoats Are Substituted for Topcoats--Pockets in the Forefront of Fashion-- Simple and Ornate Designs in Soutache Braid. The Colors Too Freely Used. The Wearing of the Capes. Introducing the Waistcoat. End of Pockets Not in Sight.

WHEN France went to war she abolished the introduction of colors into all apparel. When England went to war she did not change a jot or iota of her life in any manner. View Full Article in Timesmachine »

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A version of this archives appears in print on June 3, 1917, on Page A71 of the New York edition with the headline: FLAG COLORS ARE NOT IN GOOD TASTE; Military Capes with Waistcoats Are Substituted for Topcoats--Pockets in the Forefront of Fashion-- Simple and Ornate Designs in Soutache Braid. The Colors Too Freely Used. The Wearing of the Capes. Introducing the Waistcoat. End of Pockets Not in Sight. . Order Reprints|Today's Paper|Subscribe